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wannafbody

wannafbody
I recently freeze dry washed my truck. This method involved using a soft broom to gently remove 1 foot of snow from my truck. Various bird droppings and dirt just brushed off with ease based on the freeze dry method of dry fluffy snow with low moisture content gently caressing the paint. The paint was left with a cold hard shine. The cleanup was extensive but the neighbor shoved it of the way. Out of mind, still in sight.
 
Wannafbody:
You had a foot of snow on your truck? That's lot of snow to remove by brushing.
Your method of freeze-dry "washing" is kind of what I do to wash my unattached garage floor of salt residue when it is much too cold to actually wash the floor with a floor degreaser soap and water. Works OK to get the majority of the salt brine residue and fine sand andyes, the snow I have to shovel in is very dry and powdery to do this. The salt residue does melt the snow, so I have a small floor squeegee to wipe out this slush AFTER I have swept out the snow with a shop push brush. At least it prevents tracking in the salt residue getting into the parked vehicles in the garage. And yes, it has been EXTREMELY cold in Green Bay, WI (-18°F ambient temp with a wind-chill of - 35°F on Monday morning of the 26th Jan, 2026), so it is even too cold for garbage floor cleaning.
And yes most daily-driven vehicles are wearing their winter ermine "white coats", and some vehicle's actual colors are difficult to determine. Automatic car washes will get slammed this weekend when temps return to a more winter-normal of 20-25°F.
Right now a clean vehicle sticks out like a shirtless Packer football fan at a December game at The Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field.
 
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Yeah, we got hit with 11.5 inches at my house but a town about 5 miles away got hit with 18 inches. Not much you can really do with that much snow but brush it off and try not to scratch the paint. I mainly meant this post to be winter humor.
 
Concrete floor is sealed, but with time and being unheated it has its share of cracks where the two vehicles are parked.
I am sure that melted snow dripping off the vehicle, seeping into those cracks, and then freezing in this below zero feirenheit temps contribute to those cracks. When it was poured I chose a heavier wire mesh than what was specified when it was built . Helped for a while, but the clay soil base still heaves in ultra cold weather.
Setec Astronomy said:
Lonnie, is your garage floor sealed/painted?
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Wannafbody:
Do you own a leaf blower?
Lots of home owners and snow removal businesses blow off light, powdery snow up to 3" rather than shovel it, especially those with gas-powered backpack-type blowers.
Was wondering if you could do that to your car.
That is what new and used car lots do up here in Wisconsin when it snows.
Makes me wonder how wet, heavy snow is removed, though. I am sure it is with a shop broom or something similar, hence Dealer Installed Swirls Option.
 
Yeah, I have a leaf blower and that works pretty well for fluffy snow. A lot of the snow we get is wetter and heavier. Back in 2010 we got about 22 inches at one time and it was so heavy that I had to have a backhoe clear the driveway.
 
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